Michael McCann (politician)

Michael McCann (born 2 January 1964)[3] is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow 2010–2015. He was formerly a councillor in South Lanarkshire, serving on the planning and estates committees.

Michael McCann
McCann in 2010
Member of Parliament for
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
In office
6 May 2010 – 30 March 2015
Preceded byAdam Ingram
Succeeded byLisa Cameron
Personal details
Born (1964-01-02) 2 January 1964
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland[1]
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour
Spouse(s)Tracey Anne McCann[2]

Political career

McCann was elected as a councillor in South Lanarkshire in 2003 and 2007.

McCann was elected to the UK Parliament in 2010. He won the East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow seat, succeeding Adam Ingram.[4] McCann was chairman of the Scottish Parliamentary Labour Party.[5] He served on the International Development Committee in the 2010–2015 Parliament[6]

McCann is known to be a fierce critic of the SNP, and ruled out any formal post-election deal with them in March 2015.[5] He lost the seat in the subsequent general election to the Scottish National Party's Lisa Cameron, part of the landslide 56 SNP MPs returned on 7 May 2015. McCann is a member of Labour Friends of Israel.[7]

At the 2019 general election, McCann backed Epsom and Ewell MP Chris Grayling, Boris Johnson and the Conservative Party, saying "a vote for anyone else is a vote for Jeremy Corbyn - and a Corbyn government would be disastrous for Britain."[8]

References
  1. "Who's Who". ukwhoswho.com.
  2. "House of Commons - The Register of Members' Financial Interests - Part 2: Part 2". parliament.uk.
  3. "Michael McCann MP". BBC Democracy Live. BBC. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  4. "Michael McCann elected to serve Strathaven". s1Strathaven. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  5. Leftly, Mark (22 March 2015). "'No deal with SNP' says chair of Scottish Labour MPs, Michael McCann". The Independent. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  6. "Michael McCann". Parliament UK. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  7. "LFI Supporters in Parliament". Labour Friends of Israel. 23 March 2018.
  8. Twitter. 11 December 2019 https://twitter.com/thecheechman/status/1204701830162370561/photo/1. Missing or empty |title= (help)
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Adam Ingram		 Member of Parliament for East Kilbride, Strathaven & Lesmahagow
2010– 2015		 Succeeded by
Lisa Cameron


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